Did Achilles really die from a wound to the heel? Ancient texts and new research suggest a mistranslation altered the myth.

Ancient Greece is known for its mythology, which enshrined tales of mighty warriors, here are the finest that Greek mythology ...

Conservative pundits are outraged that a trans male actor has been cast in the role in an upcoming Odyssey film.

Ancient Greek stories are filled with dramatic twists, yet few tales hit the heart as deeply as the story of Iphigenia. She was a young princess caught in a moment where family duty, war, pride, and ...

Achilles, the swift-footed, answered thus : — “ O goddess, be the word thou bring’st obeyed, However just my anger, for to him Who hearkens to the gods, the gods give ear.” ...

As an epic poem about the Trojan War, that momentous clash of two great armies around the city of Troy, Homer’s Iliad describes many acts of combat. Of these, the climactic battle to which all the ...